Woman strangled in Humboldt Park apartment, boyfriend in custody

A 26-year-old woman was strangled after a dispute with her boyfriend inside an apartment in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, police said early this morning.

Police found the woman about 12:40 a.m. inside an apartment in the 1200 block of North Rockwell Street, Police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said. She was pronounced dead on the scene at 12:55 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Her name has not yet been released, pending notification of relativees.